I’ve worked so hard on this new site for so long – it’s exciting to finally see it alive and kicking. To celebrate this extreme blog makeover, I’m hosting a giveaway with GREAT prizes. And not coincidentally, the giveaway ends on May 6th – my one year blogiversary!! It’s been an amazing year and I wouldn’t be here without my awesome readers. So thank you!! I have a few other special bloggers to thank, but I’ll save it for the end of this post. Let’s get to the giveaway! All of these prizes are meaningful to me and my blogging journey this past year.

The Ruby Wing Festival Paint Collection showed up at my house before there was even a peep about it online. If you’re a nail polish blogger – that’s a heart racing moment! SolarActive makes the stuff that makes Ruby Wing (and lots of other cool products) change colors in the sun. SolarActive is providing the complete Ruby Wing 2013 Scented Spring Garden Collection!

Shimmer Polish makes beautiful, fine glitter bombs! My sister ordered Shimmer Leslie for me as a surprise. In her order, she just happened to mention WPP (my sister’s a genius)! The package arrived with my bottle of Leslie along with an astonishing batch of polish to review! I made a few squealing phone calls that day! Shimmer is sponsoring eight (8) polishes in this giveaway!

My Jesse’s Girl Cosmetics JulieG Frosted Gum Drops display photo was the highlight of my first year as a nail blogger. What a remarkable opportunity! My collection announcement post holds the record for views in a single day. It will be hard to beat! Thanks to Jesse’s Girl, you can win the entire Collection of Frosted Gum Drops!

I contacted Anni at Vivid Lacquer when WPP was just a baby and she sent me the first polish I ever reviewed! Her polish is divine but her secret weapon is her custom stamping plates. The best! Vivid Lacquer has sponsored a bundle of three awesome plates (VL006, VL008 and VL009) for this giveaway.

In a giveaway about my first year, I have to include Zoya…they have an incredible blogger network and were the first big brand to give WPP a chance. Plus, I looooove their polish. Zoya is generously offering 5 WINNERS this huge which prize includes a Zoya 2013 Summer Release Duo…BOTH the Stunning & Irresistible Collections.

There are lots of ways to enter. First, “Like” WPP, Vivid Lacquer, Jesse’s Girl Cosmetics, Shimmer Polish and SolarActive on facebook. After that, you can pick and choose what additional entries you’d like to do…from super easy (answer a multiple choice question you can’t get wrong) to adventurous (go on a scavenger hunt and gain 10 entries for finding and photographing the JulieG Frosted Gum Drops display in any Rite Aid). Official Rules are listed in the Terms & Conditions at the end of the Rafflecopter widget. Prizes can only be shipped within the United States (US). No PO Boxes. International entries are accepted provided you have a valid US shipping address.

A few people to thank…

If you’ve managed to read down this far, thank you! I’ve made so many friends over the last year. I encourage anyone looking to start a blog to reach out to your fellow bloggers. You can’t find success in a vacuum and the WPP momentum didn’t really begin until I started to network. So as I reflect on the last 12 months, I’d like to mention a few bloggers who made a huge impression on me this past year. Some of them may not even know it!

Victoria at the Manicurator: She’s my blogging BFF and sensei and I learn something new from her every day. Not only is she super talented…I count her among my closest friends. I wouldn’t have made it a year without her. Together…we’re dangerous!

Susan at The Silver Nail: I love her sense of humor, point of view and awesome nail news…but most of all I love her absolutely selfless spirit. It makes my day when an email from Susan pops up in my inbox!

Yvonne at Hey Do You!: Yvonne is a social media maven with professional PR experience and a long blogging career. She’s taken the time to give me priceless advice when she didn’t have to!! I’m so lucky to have crossed paths with her!

Sophie at My Awesome Beauty: My first and only guest post was on My Awesome Beauty. Even now I can’t believe Sophie asked me! She’s an amazing photographer and blogger – in fact, she’s the Beauty Blogger of the Year in Norway!

Radha at The Polish Owl: She’ll probably be shocked to see her name here. But early on…she really promoted me. At the time, I didn’t even know how to work Twitter so it wasn’t until much later that I realized how generous she had been. Plus her swatches are gorgeous!

Great giveaway, however I’m stuck for which I would like the most. Jesse’s Girl gumdrops are fun & gorgeous while Zoya is stunning. JG? Zoya? Aargh! If I have to make a decision…I’ll pick…Zoya. Thanks for the opportunity.

I love the new blog look! I’m sure you don’t even realize this, but you were my first follower–EVER! When I first started and had a blog called Nailed It (until I realized that phrase was everywhere and I changed it–twice) you somehow found me (likely by accident) and followed me. Even though I was pretty sure it was by accident, you gave me such motivation. I remember thinking, well, at least 1 person will see this! So, thank you, thank you!! You are a great inspiration to me :)

Ooops, I didn’t follow the directions! So, the prize I would MOST like to win (I’d honestly love any of them!) would be the Vivid plates. I love the polishes, of course, but those plates are gorgeous, and I’m bored with most of mine :)

I’ve been following Julie G on YouTube for a very long time and always wanted to purchase some of her nail polishes but they don’t sell in Barbados so I want the Jesse’s Girl nail collection most of all! :)

I don’t know if this is intentional, but on firefox the site just looks like black text, pink links, and a lot of screen-wide paragraphs. I think some of the formatting may be a bit wonky? Just a heads-up!

I’m seeing the same sort of thing when I use Safari to view the web site, FYI. I was having the same issue on my iphone earlier too, but I checked again and that seems to have resolved itself. However, the Mac is still showing text only, no photos.

Thanks, girl ! The new format is fantastic — it’s the blog equivalent of a candy store. :-D Congratulations on your upcoming anniversary. I bet the success of your first year will continue to grow and grow.

Ooooh tough call! Torn between the Zoyas and the Shimmer Polish! I don’t stamp, and I don’t really like the new textured polishes (I’d rather put my own texture on if I want it) but I wouldn’t mind the color changing polishes, either. :)

I love love love both of the Zoya summer collections! I was planning on saving up enough money to afford both sets because I adore each and every polish for both collections :) Thank you for this amazing giveaway opportunity! I love your blog <3

Shimmer polish is what I’d love to win the most. I love, love, love Zoyas and the like, but I don’t own a single Shimmer as of yet, and every time I see swatches, I kick myself for having none in my collection.

Congrats on your upcoming blogiversary, and thanks for hosting such a great giveaway! :)
Choosing is tough. I love solar changing stuff, so the Ruby Wing would be really cool… but I don’t own any stamping plates, so I’d love to try Vivid Lacquer’s, too.

It’s so hard to choose a favorite, but I think the Ruby Wing polishes are the most intriguing. I think my 11-year-old daughter would love to check them out as well. Thanks for the giveaway and CONGRATULATIONS on your achievements this past year!!

I would love to receive the Zoya collection and I am in love with a lot of of the colors – so perfectly bright for summer! I also am super excited about the Ruby Wing 2013 Scented Spring Garden Collection because I have never owned color-changing nail polishes before. (: Thank you so much!

It is a tough choice! I’ll go with Zoya for my first choice, Shimmer Polish for second, Ruby Wing 3rd, Stamping plates 4th choice, and JulieG frosted Gumdrops for 5th :) Thank you for the chance to win some awesome prizes!

Wow, it is so hard to pick a favorite prize. I guess my top three would be, in order…Zoya, Ruby Wing, and Vivid Lacquer plates. There is just so many wonderful prizes and I would love to win any of them :)

I would love to win any of these prizes from this giveaway except for the Julie G Gumdrops and that’s only because I already own that gorgeous collection! But I can say that the Zoya’s are at the top of my list… Along with the Shimmer & Vivid Lacquer! ;)

I think I’m most excited about the Zoya collections. Thanks for this amazing giveway! Also, I love the site revamp, and I’m super impressed that you were able to do it on your own w/o a tech background. Way to go!!

Those are some wonderful prizes! Since I already have the JulieG set, I would love to win the Zoya summer sets! My sister’s birthday is coming next month, so I would love to be able to give her some of them too!

Congratulations on your 1 year blogiversary! Thank you for this great giveaway!

Happy Anniversary! I have really enjoyed your blog over the last 8 months that I’ve been following you :) I found your blog fun and easy to follow….so happy that I found it last year! I was googling Zoya and your blog was a featured listing. You take great pictures too. I have you bookmarked! Thanks again and good luck in your second year! :)

Oh my gosh, it’s so hard to pick a favorite prize! The Zoyas are amazing. I’ve wanted the Gumdrop collection since it was first announced. The glitter combos are great on the Shimmers. Vivid Lacquer has such unique stamping plates. I’m lusting over the color changing formulas from Ruby Wing too. If I had to choose just one, it’d probably be the Gumdrop collection, but I love them all so much!

Congrats on the blogiversary, and thanks for such a truly outstanding giveaway!

Thanks for a wonderful giveaway and happy blogiversary! If I win, and it was hard to narrow it down, I would love to try the Vivid Lacquer stamping plates. I am still new with stamping and trying to get better at it.

Eeek! This is so exciting! Vivid Lacquer’s plates look Awesome! Of course ALL the polishes are Super Stunning! I’d looove to win anything! This is so much fun! I can’t believe it’s only been a year for you blogging?!? I would have guessed 2 or 3, or more years! I’m in awe. Your blog is so spirited and professional looking! It’s pretty damn fantastic! Fabulous work, lovie! Keep it up!!! *Big Hugs*

OMG it IS way to hard to choose, but I think I would love the Ruby Wing 2013 Scented Spring Garden Collection. I have not tried any color changing polishes yet, and I think they are really cool :) thanks for the chance to win them :)

First of all I want to say Happy Blogiversary!! I keep thinking that one of these days I’m going to start a blog, but never have yet. It’s been almost one year since I started on my topsy turvy addiction with nail polish & my obsession to obtain as much as possible!
Secondly, THANK YOU for giving us gifts instead of the other way around!
Lastly, it is next to impossible to choose which of these wonderful prizes that I’d LOVE to win!! However, since I think that I’m going to order some of the Zoya polishes, I’d have to choose the Jesse polishes because I can’t find them anywhere near me….we don’t have any close to where I am in small town Iowa.

Omg. I’m totally behind on my RSS so I just saw this post now. Thank you so much, Leslie. You’re such a sweetheart and easily one of the kindest bloggers I know. You deserve all the glory you have got and that you will keep getting as your blog grows. <3

I would love to win the Zoya collections. I love Zoya polishes more than any other brand (But the Solar Active are my 5yo’s faves!). Failing that, I’d love to try Shimmer polishes, as they look so prettY!

It definitely is a hard decision! All the prizes are amazing! Congratulations on your one your blogiversary and your extreme makeover! If I could win any prize it would be the Zoya summer collections. Thank you for the opportunity to win and good luck everyone!

I have no idea how to choose which one i like the best but I guess i’ll play it safe and go with Zoya even though I would love to get into the stamping world so maybe the stamping plates from vivid lacquer would be better…

I’ll start with *technically* my “real” answer… Because I don’t want to “get in trouble” for avoiding the question. =D I guess if I had to pick ONE prize, it would be the Zoya Collections. Because I just Love Zoyas Collections! And I always end up seeming to purchase ALMOST every single polish in the collections they release, even the ones I have convinced myself I do NOT need, or even want! =D

But… Those Vivid Lacquer plates look Awesome!!! [Well, to be fair ALL the prizes look awesome, ha!] but I was really struggling to choose btw the Zoya prize and the Vivid Lacquer one, since stamping plates (especially cool ones like those!) are one of those things I always WANT, but NEVER seem to buy for myself… =/ So it would be extra cool to win those, since I would love having them, and am skeptical I would ever just get around to purchasing them…

Something I should probably think about… =)

Thx so much for the awesome giveaway! Also ~ just to give you a little shout out, I just LOVE your polish swatches! I read your posts all the time! But am an AWFUL commenter… I know… so lame! But, I really do love your posts, and your pictures are GORGEOUS! So, thanks for that as well! =)

WOW! Congrats on your awesome accomplishments. I just started my own amateur blog and it’s because of people like you that I want to keep going. Thanks! Oh and I’d love to win Julie G’s frosted gum drop polishes.

Never had a Zoya but I hear nothing but good things about them! Hoping to get a job this summer and split my expenses between airfare and polishes! Zoya would be my top pick, and right after that, those shimmer polishes. They’re beautiful!

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